How reliable is North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field?
Flights from LBF departed within 15 minutes of schedule in 85% of 4,142 flights in official BTS history. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Origin-airport operations
What the departure punctuality at LBF looks like
On-time departures
across 4,142 flights
Source: BTS Airport Operations · data through 2026-06-25. Role-specific BTS departure history; advisory context, not a guarantee for any flight.
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Weather by month
Weather history isn’t available for LBF yet
PlaneSane shows month-by-month airport weather once enough historical METAR/IEM observations are loaded for the airport. This does not mean the airport has no weather data forever; it means the current climatology table has no monthly coverage for North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field.
The read on LBF
What the numbers say about flying through North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field
Across official performance history, flights from North Platte left within 15 minutes of schedule about 85% of the time over 4,142 flights. That's one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. Pair it with an elevated cancellation rate of 3.0% — worth weighing alongside the on-time figure. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 11 minutes.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to North Platte, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about LBF
- How reliable is North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)?
- Flights from North Platte left within 15 minutes of schedule roughly 85% of the time across 4,142 flights of official history — one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. The cancellation rate runs about 3.0%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
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